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Ticket fiasco this weekend?

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Oh8ch

Oh8ch

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Saturday somebody showed up in the row behind me with a duplicate set of tickets for seats that were in use. Not sure what happened, but it got me thinking about all the potential scenarios for this weekend.

1. Fake tickets.

Tremendous incentive to make some serious money. A couple of 40 yard line tickets in upper A deck have to be worth $400 to $500 each easy. With todays technology it can't be that expensive to take an existing ticket and make copies - especially those hokey student tickets. I don't think the 'legitimate' scalpers who are there every week would dabble in this, but I can see someone else taking a one time shot to sell 8 or 10 pair and walk away with some serious cash. They could even sell them to legitimate scaplers who would be none the wiser.

2. Tickets passed back out.

I still don't understand why they don't want to tear tickets whether they can scan them or not. It is so easy to pass a couple back through the fence to be resold to someone who would be denied admittance. Such a scam could be tracked down after the fact, but if you have a ticket that you already bought second hand you are not at much risk.

3. Muggers.

Folks knock over Dairy Marts and Taco Bells for petty cash. You can pretty much figure that anyone walking around with 2 fingers in the air has about a grand cash in their back pocket. That this will all be happening near dusk in an area jammed with people who are partying, drinking, and hollering doesn't help. If you are planning to land your tickets at the Shoe keep your eyes open.

Certainly this isn't the most expensive ticket in the history of sports, but it is probably the most expensive ticket ever for an event in Columbus.
 
There is an Ohio State hologram and a Legends hologram on normal tix.
Nationwide is a huge sponsor...all of my tickets have an advertisement on the back.
The hologram is scarlet...hope this may help

Got scammed 1k on '02 nat. cahmp tix in Tempe...ever since then I prefer in person exchanges

There has been some problems with the ticket office website as well
I was lucky enough to snag 3 single TX tix today, but a friend of mine got charged w/ his cc on tix to the Miami game that never went through...6 weeks for a refund...how convenient
 
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Just use common sense out there people...

If your deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

If you don't know what the tickets look like, don't be afraid to approach several sellers and take a good look at what they have in their hands. You may not be able to memorize every feature of legitimate tickets, but you can probably pick up a common feature or two to make sure you find in the tickets you do end up considering purchasing.

Also, don't feel bad about walking away from a dealer you're not comfortable with.

Finally, remember this: For as much as you don't want to miss the game, they sure as hell don't want to be holding tickets after the start of the game. Time is on YOUR side.
 
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For as much as you don't want to miss the game, they sure as hell don't want to be holding tickets after the start of the game. Time is on YOUR side.
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Absolutely. If you have nerves of steel you can get super bargains just before kickoff.

At the Rose Bowl in '97 tickets were going for $15. Depends on how well the scalpers judge their market.
 
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Man...I'm real hesitant buying tickets this close to gameday on Ebay, I'd hate to get screwed but I can't justify passing up a game like this...I've never been to an OSU game, and this one seems to be a perfect introduction to The Horseshoe.

Would you be more inclined to think it was legit if the seller on Ebay was offering local pickup/delivery? There are a few different packages I'm looking at on Ebay right now, unfortunately the one that I can guarantee is not a scam is for B deck corner tickets, whereas the other are A deck tickets that I really want.
 
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X Buckeyes07 X said:
Man...I'm real hesitant buying tickets this close to gameday on Ebay, I'd hate to get screwed but I can't justify passing up a game like this...I've never been to an OSU game, and this one seems to be a perfect introduction to The Horseshoe.

Would you be more inclined to think it was legit if the seller on Ebay was offering local pickup/delivery? There are a few different packages I'm looking at on Ebay right now, unfortunately the one that I can guarantee is not a scam is for B deck corner tickets, whereas the other are A deck tickets that I really want.
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you can retract bids for only a few reasons on ebay, one being the failure of the seller to contact you. So if you win a bid, make sure you get into contact with the seller first and you can feel safer about the legitimacy of the transaction. Of course look at their rep. and if they have no transactions, they probably are just on their to sell their tickets to this game, or they are a fraud. See if you can meet them in Columbus or elsewhere. Most auctions give you the option of paying w/in 24hrs, so if you win an auction, but cannot get in touch with the seller, etc. you should be able to not pay for the tickets legally.
 
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Before I ever make a bid on EBAY I always check the history/reputation of the seller. I know it makes it hard for newbs to make sales, but I am cautious with my $ and won't take risks like that. If the user has a good history then you can rest easy knowing the transaction should be legitimate
 
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I went to the Illinois game (Bellsari's DUI game) a few years ago, courtesy of a co-worker (an OSU alum) who could not go. He said he had bought tickets for an earlier game and then received the Illinois tix out of the blue. He checked his credit card bill and had been charged for them, even though he did not order them. Since he could not go, he sold them to me for face value.

Anyway, shortly after we got to the game, a couple of guys came in and asked if I was (my co-worker' name). I said that I wasn't, but that I worked with him. He explained that his name was the same as my co-worker and that he was also an OSU alum, and that HE had ordered the tickets. Because his name was the same as my co-workers, they sent them to the wrong address in the database. Get this though: He too had been charged for them, but never received them. (They had double-sold the seats!)

After numerous phone calls and visits to various campus offices, the university issued him a hand-written ticket. He showed it to me, it said something to the effect of "this ensures entry to the football game between OSU and Illinois on whatever date" and was signed by the ticketing office director.
 
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Oh8ch said:
2. Tickets passed back out.

I still don't understand why they don't want to tear tickets whether they can scan them or not. It is so easy to pass a couple back through the fence to be resold to someone who would be denied admittance. Such a scam could be tracked down after the fact, but if you have a ticket that you already bought second hand you are not at much risk.
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Wont work, once the barcode is scanned the ticket is null and void. Another scan will show that the ticket has been used and they wont be allowed in.
This is how people will get burned with fake tickets, whoever gets inside the gates first will allowed in, but the person(s) with the duplicate(s) will be denied entry.
 
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